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Will Arizona follow the national trend in banning police body worn camera footage?
As more law enforcement agencies in Arizona suit up officers with body-worn cameras, public access to this footage becomes a controversial topic.
Second-hand asbestos exposure not actionable in Arizona, court rules
Arizona companies have no duty to protect family members from exposure to toxic materials their employees bring home on their work clothes, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Self-driving cars involved in Phoenix area crashes
Google says three of its self-driving vehicles were involved in crashes in the Phoenix metro area in August.
Records in Phoenix freeway shooting case to be unsealed
A judge has ordered the public release of sealed records in a dismissed criminal case against a man who had been accused of carrying out shootings last summer on metro Phoenix's freeways.
Lesko’s odyssey: State senator takes turbulent journey toward pension reform
In her quest to reform the state’s public safety pension system, Sen. Debbie Lesko has been credited with accomplishing a Herculean task.
Arizona House passes police and fire pension overhaul
The Arizona House has passed a proposal overhauling the state's badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan after adopting a pair of amendments.
Legislature needs to address crisis in fire districts
Arizona’s fire districts today find themselves facing a serious public safety crisis, one that impacts more than 1.5 million Arizona residents who rely on fire districts for 911 services. Already, districts statewide have slashed scores of fire fighters and paramedics. Others have been forced to close fire stations. These cutbacks have caused emergency response times to rise, leaving the public [...]
Pension reform may be added to special election ballot
Proposition 123 may have some company on the ballot when the May 17 special election comes around.
Senate turns down Super Bowl money for Glendale
Arizona senators voted against reimbursing Glendale for part of the public safety costs the city expects to rack up while playing host to the Super Bowl in 2015.
Questions raised about Super Bowl funding for Glendale
A bill to allow Glendale to be reimbursed up to $2 million for public safety costs associated with playing host to the 2015 Super Bowl made headway in the Senate last week, but not without some concern of Arizona lawmakers.
Proposals for fixing CPS emerge
Authorities search for new ideas in the face of an ongoing crisis
Some lawmakers say Child Protective Services needs more money. Others say it should become its own agency, separate from the Department of Economic Security. Another cautions against “reactionary legislation” that won’t really solve anything.
Arizona abuse cases to be reviewed by next week
An Arizona government official says his department will review more than 6,000 unexamined reports of child abuse and neglect by Dec. 2.
